[OpenAFS] Status of OS X 10.6 64bit kernel support ?

[Chris Jones]

On 1 Feb 2011, at 5:31am, Brandon S Allbery KF8NH wrote:

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> On 2/1/11 00:26 , Derrick Brashear wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Chris Jones =
<jonesc@hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>> I need to run the 64bit kernel, as have updated my MacBook Pro to =
8GB ram,
>>> and I need to run the 64 bit kernel to properly support this. AFS is =
so slow
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> Coming in a bit late:  is the 64-bit kernel really necessary?  I've =
been
> running an iMac with 16GB using the 32-bit kernel; no doubt there's =
some
> memory wastage due to 1MB pages but not really noticeable in practice.

Interesting side question. I was lead to believe my late 2008 MBPro =
(which according Apple doesn't support more than 4GB) needs the 64 bit =
kernel to run with more. I haven't tried though.

That said, I don't think if it is or is not necessary is really that =
relevant. Running the 64 bit kernel has other performance benefits, so =
is desirable. Also I believe the latest Mac Pros now use the 64 bit =
kernel by default... The 64 bit kernel is the way of the future, so I =
think it best OpenAFS works out any niggles it has with it as soon as it =
can ... Just my opinion ...

cheers Chris=